The transition from boundary lubrication to fully hydrodynamic lubrication is investigated for air-lubricated slider bearings using the electrical resistance method. Intermittent contacts are shown to exist even under conditions for which the numerical solution of the Reynolds equation or white light interferometry predicts steady state spacings in the spacing region from 0.125 to 0.25 pm. The ...

Theoretical Analysis on the profile of slider in reciprocating compressor has been presented based on the hydrodynamic lubrication. Theoretical Analysis calculates fluid film pressure, attitude angle, frictional force, and minimum film thickness in normal condition for comparing two different profiles of slider. The calculated results show that the profile of slider plays an important role in t...

The failure reasons of reciprocating sealing in OPI-1800AWS fracturing pump are analyzed by scanning electron microscope technology (SEMT). The lubrication mechanism of plunger seal friction pair is analyzed by hydrodynamic lubrication theory. During its discharge and suction stroke, the reciprocating sealing friction pair meets the conditions of hydrodynamic lubrication, a certain thickness of...

We present a general solution of hydrodynamic resistance of close-approached slippery surfaces with a nanoasperity or a nanobubble as an idealized roughness effect. Based on Reynolds' lubrication theory and a simple slip boundary condition, the pressure distribution in the thin liquid film is predicted analytically and the total hydrodynamic resistance force at limiting cases are formulated in ...

In this work we present FELINE, a C++ solver of the Reynolds equation for treating hydrodynamic lubrication problems. To correctly describe cavitation regions, FELINE implements inexact Newton iteration (INE) algorithm within finite element method (FEM) framework. The was tested and validated against known cases in literature industrially relevant dimpled textures. Furthermore, provide benchmar...